No issues at all on an c2d white imac with tiger.

That's interesting because I find the headphone amp does very nicely with my HD600s!

Hahaha. Yes there are advantages of a youthfull mind but I bet you have a car/job/positive bank balance, and it's an advantage that I'm surely whittling away at with my student lifestyle. When I find out I'll let you know.

No I know that, I meant assign the nob as a midi controller to skip/scroll tracks!

Oh and if anyone knows a way of using the jog wheel in itunes do tell!

Quote: Originally Posted by Jaska The way I see it is that the Duet is a very good value as long as potential buyers understand that their money is going primarily towards a DAC. The onboard headphone amp is definitely good for many different headphones, and when it really "clicks" with...

Well the benefits of using a pc over a cdp are double edged, what with fan noise, crashes tiresome fiddling with audio settings and whole whoops to jump through. However using a mac itunes is bit perfect out of the box through the inbuilt digital output, they are quiet and they don't crash...

The breakout cable they give you isn't low quality per se. It's certainly clunky, but seems to be of solid construction and it's guaranteed for life.

My this thing is pretty. Initial notes listening through HD600s and GS Green Solo 1) Bass seems tighter and much more musical, drum and bass seems to have a greater dynamic range 2) Soundstage much wider 3) Detail like vocal vibrato noticable for music like the Decemberists 4) Output is...

Yes, I'd love a job with apogee but I don't think that's very likely, mostly as I have little understanding of electronics. But think of the free gear! Edit: Duet still hasn't arrived! ARRGH.

Hi there joijwall, Elias was kind enough to provide us with a guide on the different players out there and how to get bit-perfect playback. You can find it over at the benchmark website but it's also linked to further back in this thread.

I can second the beresford in s/q for money. However I think the apogee duet might suit you very well. I can't give it my full approval, as it arrives tomorrow, but the reviews speak very highly of it in terms of sound quality and value for money.

Firewire hub? Have you tried the duet on on a FW800 port with 400>800 cable?

If you give a pm tomorrow mine will have just arrived and I'll be able to give you an impression on it compared to my digi mbox 2 (which AFAIK is about equivalent to the emu).

For a 2 in 2 out recording interface the Apogee Duet is the bees knees. Best sound quality on the market for a device of its size and price (and it sounds pretty good in comparison to more expensive gear). Many are buying to use as a DAC alone. This is all from secondary sources. Mine arrives in...

Quote: Originally Posted by memepool Equally you have to ask yourself why would Wadia, or B&O or any number of other companies roll off the treble on CD? why would something as ridiculously out of date, in engineering terms, as a thermionic valve be added to a perfectly good, flat upto...

Oh and I can second the beresford as being half decent for the price.

Quote: Originally Posted by tfarney I think the jury is out on 24 bit, I mean it's a good thing in theory, but if your best source is ripped CDs, they won't use it, and up-sampling is dubious; there are those who think it creates problems, those who think it is a wash, those who think...

Ouch. I think the high £ really helps. But you guys do have insane internet speeds and a very stable economy right?

Lucky for you, cheapest I could find in the UK was £295s which is near double that. And I'm still waiting for delivery.

Yes but in a rave the size of a small airport it could come in handy!

It's been said that the volume levels would have to be deafening for 24 bit to make a difference, but this assumes you're not wearing hearing protection. But wait that's silly you say, you've just lost you're noise floor by effectively lowering the whole outputs volume relative to your ears...

Sub $500? Maybe a computer?

OK here's a quick troubleshooter 1) Is the distortion on the recording? Timbaland makes some great beats but can't enginner for ****, either that or whoever does his masters needs to be taken out back and shot. Same goes for Iggy Pop's newer stuff. In fact a suprisng numberof CDs that make it...

No. Resampling and word length change are entirely different. You can store the exact same number in 4 digits as you can two. For example. 99 and 99.00. Using 24bit is always a benefit.